The Audi SQ8 holds this interesting place in the Audi lineup, one that we liken most perhaps to the original (“ur”) Audi S6. Like those ’90s era Audi S-cars, then the top of the heap without RS models up and down the range, it’s a total wolf in sheep’s clothing with its de-tuned version of the RS Q8’s 4.0 TFSI biturbo V8 and yet largely plain-jane Q8 appearance. For those seeking a sleeper, it’s the perfect undercover car… even when painted in a more look-at-me Audi exclusive color.
Enter this 2021 SQ8 (VIN: WA1CWBF15MD028022) that’s in inventory at Audi North Park in Selma, Texas. The car is well-equipped in Prestige Package and the aforementioned red paint, but otherwise conservative with black optics and the now virtually ubiquitous 22-inch “tarantula” wheels. The dealer states the color is “Matador Red”, though it’s clearly not that. To our eye, it almost looks like Misano Red (update: an Audi dealer on the Audi Club North America – National Facebook Group confirmed the car is Misano Red).
To our eye, the Q8 and its strong diagonal rear C-pillar has always had a bit of an ur quattro vibe about its profile. Paint it in a more amber red and the harkening of 80s era colors like Mars Red ur quattros is even more obvious.
This isn’t a particularly low mileage car. It’s logged 58,821 miles, but that also places its $59,995 price tag at nearly half of what a new (and facelifted) MY2024 SQ8 would run you.
Want to know more? Check it out at Audi North Park HERE.
